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I.S. ENV 12038:1996

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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DURABILITY OF WOOD AND WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS - WOOD-BASED PANELS - METHOD OF TEST FOR DETERMINING THE RESISTANCE AGAINST WOOD-DESTROYING BASIDIOMYCETES

Available format(s)

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Superseded date

23-07-2013

Superseded by

I.S. ENV 12038:2002

Published date

01-01-1996

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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Term and definition
4 Principle
5 Test materials
   5.1 Biological materials
   5.2 Other materials and reagents
   5.3 Apparatus
6 Test product
   6.1 General
   6.2 Test specimen preparation
7 Numbers of test specimens
   7.1 Test product specimens
   7.2 Virulence control specimens
   7.3 Size control specimens
8 Procedure
   8.1 Pre-conditioning
   8.2 Initial dry mass
   8.3 Sterilization of test specimens
   8.4 Preparation of the culture vessels
   8.5 Inoculation
   8.6 Exposure of test specimens
   8.7 Culture conditions and duration of the test
   8.8 Assessment of the test
9 Validity of the test
10 Assessment of results
11 Test report
Annex A (informative) Test fungi
      A.1 General information on maintenance and
          acquisition of test strains
      A.2 Maintenance and treatment of test fungi
      A.3 Information regarding obligatory fungi
Annex B (informative) Recommended but non-comprehensive
        list of optional fungi
Annex C (informative) Culture vessels
Annex D (normative) Methods of sterilization
      D.1 Ionizing radiation
      D.2 Steam
Annex E (normative) Calculation of the decay
        susceptibility index (DSI)
      E.1 Principle
      E.2 Calculation
Annex F (informative) Example of a test report
Bibliography

Specifies a method for assessing the resistance of wood-based panel products to attack by wood-destroying basidiomycete fungi growing in pure culture.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
32
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
ENV 12038:2002 Identical

EN 84:1997 Wood preservatives - Accelerated ageing of treated wood prior to biological testing - Leaching procedure
EN 73:2014 Wood preservatives - Accelerated ageing of treated wood prior to biological testing - Evaporative ageing procedure
EN ISO 3696:1995 Water for analytical laboratory use - Specification and test methods (ISO 3696:1987)

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